Category: PROPERTY

Last fall, Shibuya banned Halloween-related activities in the district, with alcohol cited as a main reason behind the prohibition. That included a ban on drinking alcohol outside of bars and ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING, June 4 (Reuters) - A plunge in China's new housing construction is fuelling hopes the battered property sector is finally coming to terms with chronic oversupply, but a clean-up of bad assets ... ( read original story ...)

Property investment is expected to gravitate more towards wealthy coastal areas. Shanghai and four of China's richest provinces - Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong and Shandong - accounted for 49% of ... ( read original story ...)

A beloved tourist destination is set to enforce a major new drinking ban affecting UK tourists. The latest actions in Shibuya City come after similar restrictions were trialled last year during ... ( read original story ...)

China currently operates two aircraft carriers, the Liaoning and the Shandong. It launched the Fujian, a next-generation 80,000-tonne aircraft carrier larger than those operated by India or Japan, ... ( read original story ...)

The three-tiered, 23,500-square-foot Villa Katsura was carved into three acres of cliffside 20 years ago, as an exact replica of a home in Okinawa. “The patriarch of the original family that owned it ... ( read original story ...)

Specialist’s new bullet train-inspired itinerary will take your clients off the beaten track, while not sacrificing time in the classic favourites. ( read original story ...)

The firm is looking to invest 100 billion yen ($636 million) in property in the country, focusing on higher-return value-add and opportunistic deals, the person added. A representative for Yunfeng ... ( read original story ...)

Tyni’s cabins are classified as ‘vehicles’, meaning they can be placed in conventionally inaccessible or protected natural locations without the need for lengthy building permits and development ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for November delivery ... China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell in May, keeping alive calls for fresh stimulus as a protracted property crisis in ... ( read original story ...)

In an increasingly hot property market in Japan, real estate buyers are testing both paths. Several factors indicate more confidence and stronger forecasts for Japanese property, with substantial ... ( read original story ...)

Walkable cities where people commute largely on foot, making their way to and from the train, have obvious health benefits, with the Japanese consequently leading more active lifestyles than Canadians ... ( read original story ...)

Aeroplane toilets really are getting smaller. Some of the great engineering minds of our time appear to have shifted from designing jaw-dropping dams and spectacular suspension bridges to shaving a ... ( read original story ...)

The Dunes on The Waterfront: This revitalized historic property blends the best of old and new ... In the summer, grab a spot on the porch for sensational sunset views. Osaka is a culinary hotspot. ( read original story ...)

Subway announced Wednesday the “triumphant return” of the oversized chocolate chip cookie, which was pulled from many restaurants less than two weeks after its January debut because of demand. ( read original story ...)

The W Osaka—the brand’s first Japanese property—is the perfect base. Hometown architecture star Tadao Ando designed the building, a black tower whose elegance is in high contrast to the fun, colorful ... ( read original story ...)